
290: Worldschooling: Beyond The Three R’s – Joshua Sheats
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Unschooling: Balancing Interest-Based Learning and Foundational Skills
This chapter explores the concept of unschooling, emphasizing interest-based learning while stressing the importance of foundational skills like reading, writing, arithmetic, and communication. It discusses the challenges and benefits of unschooling, highlighting the need for a balance between interest-based learning and essential foundational knowledge for a well-rounded education.
TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH JOSHUA SHEATS
- Find out what two key skills Joshua has added to the “Three Rs” that every person needs to grasp to succeed in today’s world.
- Hear why Joshua believes it’s fallacious that just because information is available at our fingertips, we shouldn’t still be teaching content to our children.
- Learn what change in approach led to the absolute destruction of the French educational system’s outcomes.
- Uncover the secret of how I am able to process information from audiobooks at 3x speed. People don’t believe me, but it’s true!
- Hear Joshua expertly break down the three contexts of education that people grapple with.
- Find out what surprised me about Joshua’s evolving thoughts about textbooks, which I absolutely loathe.
- Learn why Joshua and I both see the tremendous value in learning certain subjects through stories rather than through more standard academic approaches.
- Discover what attributes Joshua believes are embodied by a “well-educated man.”
- Listen in to learn about the caveats Joshua and I both add to our own “unschooling” philosophies.
- By the end of this episode, you will have a brand new perspective on the subject of learning, whether you are a homeschooling parent or just a well-educated adult yourself.
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As you can tell from this conversation, Joshua is incredibly knowledgeable about education. Most of his knowledge was acquired directly through the education of his own children while travelling the world. As an unschooling father myself, I have gleaned so much knowledge from Joshua’s experience. This conversation went so well that it kept going close to another hour, which we will present to you this Wednesday in part three of my discussion with Joshua Sheats. See you then!Mentioned in this episode:
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This year, I’m taking a private group into the Amazon rainforest—then we head to Fortaleza and explore Brazil’s booming Northeast coast. Think Amazon river cruises, beachfront developments, and wide-open opportunity. From the heart of the rainforest to pristine beaches most people only dream about—this is bucket-list meets Plan-B strategy. If you’ve ever wanted to see the real Brazil and scout investments along the way, this is it. Go to ExpatMoney.com/Brazil.